Niger Experiences Brief Connectivity Disruption on July 11
Niger experienced a brief internet connectivity disruption on July 11, 2026, primarily affecting the control plane of its networks. The event lasted approximately 15 minutes, starting at 18:50 UTC.Technical DetailsThe disruption registered a severity score of 15. The primary affected signal was the Border Gateway…
Niger experienced a brief internet connectivity disruption on July 11, 2026, primarily affecting the control plane of its networks. The event lasted approximately 15 minutes, starting at 18:50 UTC.
Technical Details
The disruption registered a severity score of 15. The primary affected signal was the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), which measures the control plane visibility and routing announcements for a country’s network prefixes. A drop in this signal indicates a reduction in the number of visible network routes.
Other network health indicators showed less pronounced deviations during the observation window. The ping-slash24 signal, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 network blocks, recorded a 10% drop from its peak. Traffic volume measurements also showed a 19% decline from their peak during the event.
The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Connectivity was reported restored by 19:05 UTC.
